Hundreds of Tibetans, supporters at US Capitol to lobby for Tibet, mark 90th Dalai Lama birthday

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(TibetanReview.net, Jun24’25) – Hundreds of Tibetans and supporters have arrived at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, today to lobby for Tibet, with the two-day event set to culminate in a commemoration for His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday. While the Tibet Lobby Day is a yearly event coordinated by Washington-based International Campaign for Tibet (ICT), this year’s effort takes place at a time of severe effect on funding support for Tibetan programmes as a result of the Trump administration’s massive cut in USAID support for projects across the world.

The lobbying effort takes place both through face-to-face contacts and virtual interactions.

The main purpose ...

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